In light of the recent report of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a captive whitetail deer in Pennsylvania, the NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife is advising New Jersey residents who hunt out-of-state to know where CWD is present and what steps should be taken prevent introducing it into New Jersey.

To date, the following states and Canadian provinces have reported CWD in captive or wild deer, elk or moose:

Alberta	New Mexico	Oklahoma	Michigan
Saskatchewan	Texas	Minnesota	New York
Montana	North Dakota	Iowa	Pennsylvania
Wyoming	South Dakota	Missouri	West Virginia
Utah	Nebraska	Wisconsin	Virginia
Colorado	Kansas	Illinois	Maryland

Many of the states listed above restrict the movement of deer parts out of areas where CWD is present. In such cases, it is also illegal to bring those deer, elk or moose parts into New Jersey. It is safe and legal to bring the following deer parts to New Jersey from areas where CWD is present:

• Meat that is cut and wrapped (either commercially or privately).
• Quarters or other portions of meat to which no part of the spinal column is attached.
• Meat that has been deboned.
• Hides with no heads attached.
• Finished taxidermy heads.
• Antlers with no tissue attached.
• Clean skull plates with no lymphoid or brain tissue attached.
• Clean skulls with no lymphoid or brain tissue attached.
• Upper canine teeth (also known as buglers, whistlers or ivories).